Olay Total Effects Feather Weight Moisturizer With Spf 15 Fragrance Free
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Olay Total Effects Feather Weight Moisturizer with SPF 15 is a chemical daily moisturizer on an older filter base of Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It is balanced and lightweight with low white cast and low breakout potential, and works as an okay makeup base, though it may sting a little near the eyes. The SPF 15 means lighter protection, so the score of 65.1 reflects a light-coverage daily moisturizer rather than a beach sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10 Propylparaben at #23, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β6 Sensitizing preservatives (Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Isopropyl Isostearate at #9, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
75
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate)
- β4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- β 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Isostearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Panthenol (B5)
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (29)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 β dewy slippy emollient ester
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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27 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is the Olay Total Effects Feather Weight Moisturizer With Spf 15 Fragrance Free?
It is SPF 15, which is lighter daily coverage rather than high beach protection. The rating reflects a moisturizer with modest SPF.
Is the Olay Total Effects Feather Weight Moisturizer With Spf 15 Fragrance Free good under makeup?
It works as an okay base. The balanced, lightweight finish lets it sit under makeup with low breakout potential.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, on an older filter base of Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene.